I charged up both batteries. Everything worked great. All joyce hangers, screws up to 3 1/2”, decking boards, facia boards stairs were attached with the two screw guns. It required an additional charge on each battry and a second charge on one more battery. One phyllips screw tip busted on the ratchet drill after a lot of pounding. and it was on putting in the stairs with the 3 1/2” screws.

I’m really happy with these Li-on set. It would run and when the battery was dead it just wouldn’t come on. So it was full speed and then nothing. If I was not aware of that condition we would have gone looking for bad switches.

Cabinetmaker said that his boss brought him a 12 volt set and he was pleased, so I bought this 18Volt set on his recomendation.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Thanks Karson. I again used the 12V set this week and only charged the batteries one time. When they are discharged you flat know it is time to recharge. And 45 minutes or less is all it takes to get a full charge.

The Li-Ion batteries don’t self-discharge sitting on the shelf unused. For the homeowner who doesn’t use the tool all that often… that feature really helps… my Li-ion is ready to go but my MN-HI goes dead just sitting on the shelf. I use a 4 V little thing… that works great for my needs… doesn’t strip or break the screw. I could see myself getting downright dangerous with 18 V. My fall back is my corded Dewalt.

I have the same drill. This drill has more power than you can hold with one hand. I found using the crutch helps this wrist not take such a beating. Great drill. Unless something a whole lot better comes along this is the last cordless drill I will buy. Replace the batteries and the brushes. The brushes can be changed out without opening the case. Very user friendly. Also it has four different speed ranges.